Kashmir
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BJP issues disciplinary action notice to eight leaders in Kashmir
Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday issued a disciplinary action notice to eight party leaders belonging to the Valley for indulging in anti-party activities. The notices have been issued to Altaf…
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Omar Abdullah criticises govt over Eid Milad-un Nabi holiday
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Friday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir government’s decision to declare the Eid Milad-un Nabi holiday a day earlier. Abdullah, who offered the Friday congregational prayers at…
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UP: Kashmiri students assaulted in Jhansi school in ‘retaliatory action’
Jhansi (UP): Students from Jammu and Kashmir studying in UP’s Jhansi have alleged that they were assaulted by local students. This was an apparent retaliation after the beating of UP students in…
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Kashmir’s apple faces major setback due to scab fungus outbreak
“An apple a day keeps a doctor at your doorstep,” quipped Irshad Ahmad (40), as he observed the condition of apples, playfully altering the famous proverb of “an apple a day keeps…
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Khalistani Pannun plans ‘democratic republic of Urduistan’ to separate Kashmir
New Delhi: The NIA has alleged that Canada-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had planned to create a territory called the ‘democratic republic of Urduistan’ in an attempt to separate Kashmir from…
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10 arrested for ‘vitiating peaceful atmosphere’ outside Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid
Srinagar: Ten youths were arrested on charges of vitiating the peaceful atmosphere outside the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar during the congregational payers a day earlier, police said on Saturday. “10 Hooligans arrested…
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India-Canada row political gimmick: Sikh body in Kashmir
Srinagar: A Kashmir-based Sikh body on Saturday said the India-Canada row was “a political gimmick” by the establishment to garner votes in the elections and that the community was an integral part…
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Mehbooba alleges thousands of youth engaged in self-help groups left in lurch
Srinagar: Former J&K Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti alleged on Saturday that thousands of educated, unemployed youth engaged in self-help groups have been left in the lurch. Requesting the Lt governor, Manoj Sinha…
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Family stages protest in Jammu over mysterious death of soldier
Jammu: The army on Thursday said an inquiry is underway into the death of a soldier in West Bengal last week, hours after the grieving family staged a protest here against his…
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Mehbooba Mufti attacks BJP for felicitating religious preacher booked under PSA
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday hit out at the BJP for allegedly felicitating a religious leader, jailed under the stringent Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), after his release.…
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Kashmir issue a challenge to region’s security: Saudi FM
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s minister of foreign affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on Wednesday, September 20, said that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir constitutes one of the pressing challenges…
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40 sheep & goats perish in lightning strike in J&K’s Ramban
Jammu: At least 40 sheep and goats perished due to lightning in J&K’s Ramban district, said officials on Wednesday. Officials said that lightning struck Hinjhal top meadow of Banihal in Ramban district…